Stephen Doughty MP
Biography
Stephen Doughty was appointed Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on 8 July 2024. Stephen was first elected as Welsh Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth in November 2012.
Stephen studied at Lester B. Pearson UWC in Canada, Oxford University and St Andrews University. He later worked for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and for members of the then National Assembly for Wales.
Stephen spent a number of years working for humanitarian and international development NGOs World Vision UK, Oxfam GB, Oxfam International and Oxfam Cymru. During the previous Labour government he was Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for International Development.
Stephen served at the Wales, Home Affairs, Arms Export Controls and International Development Committees in Parliament. He was also an opposition Whip and a Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry. He chaired the All-Party Parliamentary Group for HIV and Aids, and was a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly.
Stephen completed the Armed Forces Parliamentary scheme, attending the Royal College of Defence Studies 2017 to 2018. He has also served as an Army Reservist.
In 2020 he was appointed Shadow Foreign Affairs and International Development Minister and in 2021 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Europe, North America and the Overseas Territories.
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Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories)
The Minister’s responsibilities include:
- Europe
- Central Asia
- US and Canada
- Overseas Territories and Polar regions
- Gibraltar
- Organisation for Security & Cooperation in Europe and Council of Europe
- NATO and Euro-Atlantic security
- defence and international security
- national security
- export controls
- sanctions